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The Dark Angel <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 26 Mar 91 23:56:14 EST
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> If Fiona is soliciting votes as to whether she should continue puerile
> flaming on a network that purportedly exists for the exchange of information
> among reasonably mature individuals, then I vote no: I can take a joke and
> have a sense of humor better than most, but there is no room for rudeness.
> You might consider, Fiona, that with this medium, you are not there to arch
> an eyebrow, crack a smile, or give any other non-verbal indications of your
> intention--you lack even the freedom of vocal inflection.
> Just a thought--please consider.
>
> Jim Barnes
> Office of Information Technology
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> [log in to unmask]
 
Let's all cool down about this, O.K.? Fiona most likely talks like that
in real conversation. I know Fiona from the HORROR list; she posts
like that all the time. Let's not bog down our conversation with
arguing for or against someone's personal expression?
 
Yours humbly,
 
The Dark Angel

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